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IN PHOTOS: Heavy rain triggers waterlogging in Guwahati; schools shut

Updated On: 20 April, 2026 03:12 PM IST | Tarun Verma

Incessant rainfall led to severe waterlogging in parts of Guwahati, disrupting daily life and forcing authorities to shut all schools within the Guwahati Municipal Corporation area as a precaution (Pics/PTI)

A woman wades through a waterlogged road triggered by heavy rainfall. Pic/PTI

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A woman wades through a waterlogged road triggered by heavy rainfall. Pic/PTI
Massive waterlogging disrupted normal life in the Hatigaon and Anil Nagar localities of Guwahati due to incessant rains on Monday

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Massive waterlogging disrupted normal life in the Hatigaon and Anil Nagar localities of Guwahati due to incessant rains on Monday

All government and private educational institutions within the Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) area remained closed following a directive from the district administration

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All government and private educational institutions within the Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) area remained closed following a directive from the district administration

A resident of Guwahati, while speaking to ANI, said, "We have been seeing this problem for a long time... If it rains for ten minutes, the entire area gets completely submerged in water... We have a request to the CM, please do something for this place... We are stuck here the whole night..."

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A resident of Guwahati, while speaking to ANI, said, "We have been seeing this problem for a long time... If it rains for ten minutes, the entire area gets completely submerged in water... We have a request to the CM, please do something for this place... We are stuck here the whole night..."

Earlier, on April 17, the Government of Assam had ordered the immediate suspension of mobile internet and data services in Chirang and Kokrajhar districts following a deterioration in the law and order situation triggered by violent clashes in the region

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Earlier, on April 17, the Government of Assam had ordered the immediate suspension of mobile internet and data services in Chirang and Kokrajhar districts following a deterioration in the law and order situation triggered by violent clashes in the region

State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) personnel rescue people on an inflatable boat after heavy rainfall caused waterlogging, in Guwahati

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State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) personnel rescue people on an inflatable boat after heavy rainfall caused waterlogging, in Guwahati

An official document from the Government of Assam said," In view of the situation arising out of the flash flood caused by heavy rains in Guwahati city that occurred on 19/04/2026, all the Educational Institutes (both Govt. and Private) are hereby declared closed on 20/04/2026 within the Guwahati Municipal Corporation area."

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An official document from the Government of Assam said," In view of the situation arising out of the flash flood caused by heavy rains in Guwahati city that occurred on 19/04/2026, all the Educational Institutes (both Govt. and Private) are hereby declared closed on 20/04/2026 within the Guwahati Municipal Corporation area."

People use an inflatable boat to cross a waterlogged street following heavy rain, in Guwahati.

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People use an inflatable boat to cross a waterlogged street following heavy rain, in Guwahati.

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